Looking for a Particular Post

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Amy writes:

I have a strange request and I’m not sure if you’ll be able to help me with this. I have a friend who is expecting, and she needs help with names. And I actually think that I’ve seen JUST the post on your site…except that I can’t find it. I’ve looked everywhere. I’m starting to wonder if maybe I’m imagining it or if the names I’m thinking of were perhaps in a comment thread, in which case I have no hope at all in finding it. Let me tell you what I do know.

The names were part of a large (4 or 5 children) sibling group. All of the names were very very unusual. Although I can’t remember them exactly a good example would be something like:

Meadowlark Allytria
Calendula Frost
Ellamina Fortula

etc. They were very feminine sounding and were quite nature-oriented. I also remember that I came across the question/comment (more and more I’m thinking it was a comment, now) whilst reading the archives, so it was probably pre 2011.

I was hoping that perhaps with SUCH odd names something would have stuck in your mind. Or maybe in a reader’s mind? You could certainly post this question if you think it would help.

 

Good idea to post the question! Does this sound familiar to anyone?

 

17 thoughts on “Looking for a Particular Post”

    1. sarah

      I have been reading this blog for a long time and when I read the question today, this post was the first one I thought of too. I remembered the name Holiday and it sounded like it could be the one the poster is looking for!

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  4. Elle

    One way to search might be to search for the word “fifth” or “sixth” or “fourth” in Swistle’s search bar. It’s likely used in a post to say “this will be our sixth baby!” but still unique enough to pare down search results handily.

    Doing my own search that way, I found these. Are any of them the winner?
    https://www.swistle.com/babynames/2011/04/29/baby-boy-finchlee-brother-to-wilhelmina-calista-zachariah-theodore-and-philippa/

    https://www.swistle.com/babynames/2010/10/28/baby-girl-brown-sister-to-ottilie-adalia-cecily-nolia-and-violet/

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  5. Kelly

    You can also try, using Google, searching the site using some applicable keywords. (To do that also enter in the search box “site:swistle.com”; you can search any individual site that way by entering the site’s address after “site:” like I showed.)

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  6. Angela

    On a related note Swistle, I was wanting to re-read your more column-like posts lately (how to choose between two finalists particularly) and discussion posts (list all androgynous names GO) etc. On the old site there was a big list on the sidebar, but on this one there’s not. Any chance you could sticky or put a link to that list somewhere?

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    1. Swistle Post author

      It got too big—it wasn’t practical to keep them all in the sidebar anymore. I haven’t come up with another solution, though, either. Some of the new ones I’m tagging “reference”—but I’ve done that for…very few so far. I don’t think of it until later when I’m looking for it!

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      1. Angela

        How about another tab at the top after “send us a question?” You could either add a page listing the links or direct the link a separate post that contains all the links. I don’t know how hard the site is to modify, but that list would come in mighty handy for me as Nanowrimo approaches! And also because I’m pregnant.

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        1. Swistle Post author

          I think these are all things that would be nice to have, but I can’t picture DOING them. Going through hundreds and hundreds of posts and figuring out which ones belong in a reference list is the most overwhelming part to me.

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  11. Amy

    Thank you everyone! I did carefully read through the posts and the comment lists but none of the suggested ones were what I was remembering. However, I did pass everything along because I think a lot of those posts were really helpful. Thank you!

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